Local Guides In Ouarzazate

Ouarzazate Private Tours

After the journey across Morocco's High Atlas mountains, the Kasbah Taourit in Ouarzazate appears on the horizon like a mirage. This multi-story mud fortress has served as a backdrop for several Hollywood films, and travelers to the region can't help but feel like a modern-day Lawrence of Arabia.

Take a private Ouarzazate tour and explore the Moroccan city nicknamed 'the door to the desert' with a local guide.

Standing at the edge of the Sahara, Ouarzazate has been a waypoint for camel caravans for centuries. Today, the city is the ideal base for excursions into the region, so hop in your guide's car and head into the rugged Draa and Dades valleys, stopping in traditional Berber villages where donkeys carry cargo and children herd goats in the streets. Sip mint tea and shop for handicrafts, then drive to the desert to snap photos of the shifting sands. Return to Ouarzazate to watch the sunset bathe the kasbah in a golden light, then dine on succulent lamb tagine.

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Tour Guide Legal Requirements

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Tour guiding is a regulated profession in Morocco - guides, drivers and vehicles must be licensed to work with travellers. Guides are licensed according to the district and activity they work in - for example, you may be licensed as a mountain guides, Marrakech city guide, etc. Each wears a badge showing they are licenced in the district.

Drivers and their vehicle must be registered and carry their permits. Both drivers and vehicles are checked twice yearly before the permit is renewed. Police checkpoints regularly stop and check for the correct paperwork. In some places, drivers cannot act as a guide.